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The Chasers’ Chris Taylor announced as host of 2015 Australian Directors Guild Awards

Thursday 19 March 2015

The Australian Directors Guild is thrilled to reveal that this year’s ADG Awards will be hosted by Chris Taylor, best known as a member of The Chaser team. The ADG Awards take place in
Melbourne on Friday 8 May at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, and celebrate the achievements of
Australian Screen Directors and the best in Screen Direction in 2014. Nominees in the 16 Award
categories are to be announced mid April with judging by panels of industry peers currently
underway.

Chris Taylor comments: "I'll be running a very tight ship this year. My job basically is to ensure
that Kanye West doesn't gatecrash the stage at any point, claiming that Beyonce should have won
Best Director."

Chris Taylor is a writer, director and performer who's best known as a member of The Chaser
team, responsible for television programs such as The Chaser’s War on
Everything, CNNNN and The Hamster Wheel on ABC TV. Chris has also presented radio shows on
triple j, including the drive program Today Today and the ARIA Award winning comedy series The
Blow Parade.

Tickets are available at moshtix
or call Franky in the ADG office – 02 9555 7045 – with your CC details.

Australian Directors Guild Confirms Union Status

Tuesday 24 February 2015

The Australian Directors Guild’s application for registration as an industrial organisation was yesterday approved by Vice President Hatcher of the Fair Work Commission.

“This has been a long-term goal for the ADG and we have been striving to achieve it for many years,” said Ray Argall President of the Guild. “On behalf of the ADG board I would like to thank all those members and staff who have contributed to this outcome.”

“This will enable all our directors to be legally represented by the ADG in negotiations with producers,” added Kingston Anderson, the Executive Director of the ADG. “I would also like to thank all our friends both on Australia and overseas for their support.”

Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay and National Executive Director Jay D. Roth said: “The ADG has worked for many years to bring all of the strengths and benefits of union membership to the directors it represents, and we extend our hearty congratulations upon the successful conclusion of this hard-fought and critical campaign.

“We look forward to continuing our strong relationship with ADG as we work together to protect and enhance the creative and economic rights of directors and their teams.”

Tui Ruwhiu, ED of the Directors & Editors Guild of New Zealand, said: “We celebrate this outstanding achievement by the ADG, which illustrates their ongoing commitment to the wellbeing of their members.”

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Tuesday 24 February 2015

Christopher Stollery announced as first TV director’s attachment on Playmaker Media’s House Husbands

Friday 23 January 2015

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG), Screen Australia and Playmaker Media today announced director Christopher Stollery as the first director’s attachment for 2015. Christopher will be attached to Grant Brown on Playmaker TV series House Husbands, which will begin production in Melbourne in February. As part of the Director’s Attachment Scheme this arrangement also marks the first TV drama attachment. The industry incentive program is funded by Screen Australia and managed by the ADG for emerging directors to develop their craft.

Christopher Stollery said, “I'm absolutely thrilled and honoured to be chosen for this attachment on such a successful production. This is perfect timing and a perfect opportunity to move into directing for television.”

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) Earlybird Entries will close on Thursday 18th December. This is your last chance to get your submission in at the cheaper rate.

The Awards are to be held in May 2015.

Earlybird deadline for entry in the Awards is December 18th; regular entry deadline is February 16, 2015. Earlybird entries receive a $15 discount.

To be eligible for the Awards, all work must have screened publically for the first time between July 1, 2013 and December 31st, 2014; except for student films where the project needs only to have been completed within these dates.

Executive Director of the Australian Directors’ Guild, Kingston Anderson, said: “Our awards have grown over the past few years with 2015 shaping up to be the biggest yet. As well as the categories listed below we will consider all features length application for our Finders Award that will take a film and director without US distribution to Los Angeles and New York for screenings to potential distributors. This is done in conjunction with the Directors Guild of America.”

The ADG board also looks at a range of special awards each year including the CECIL HOLMES AWARD, ASSISTANT DIRECTORS AWARD, MICHAEL CARSON AWARD FOR TV DRAMA, LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD and the new INNOVATION AWARD. The award from this group that will be given in 2015 will be announced early next year.

ADG Awards 2015 Earlybird Entries are officially open

Earlybird deadline for entry in the Awards is Thursday December 18th; regular entry deadline is February 16, 2015. Earlybird entries receive a $15 discount.

To be eligible for the Awards, all work must have screened publically for the first time between July 1, 2013 and December 31st, 2014; except for student films where the project needs only to have been completed within these dates.

Award applicants must be financial ADG members for the 2014 – 2015 year. Membership details

Executive Director of the Australian Directors’ Guild, Kingston Anderson, said:
“Our awards have grown over the past few years with 2015 shaping up to be the biggest yet. As well as the categories listed below we will consider all features length application for our Finders Award that will take a film and director without US distribution to Los Angeles and New York for screenings to potential distributors. This is done in conjunction with the Directors Guild of America. We also hope to announce an exciting venue change for the awards in 2015 so stay tuned.”

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First ADG Director’s Attachment for TV Drama announced on Playmaker’s Production House Husbands

Tuesday 18 November 2014

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG), Playmaker Media
and Screen Australia today announced the first ADG Directors attachment for television
drama on the Playmaker Production of “HOUSE HUSBANDS” Series 4. Experienced TV
Drama Director Grant Brown will be directing the first episodes of the new series.

The Director’s Attachment Scheme (DAS) is an industry incentive for emerging feature film
and television drama directors to develop their craft. Funded by Screen Australia and
managed by the ADG, the television attachments will provide six director’s attachments in
2015. Participating companies for 2015 are Playmaker Media, Fremantle Media and
Matchbox Pictures.

“We are very excited to announce our first television drama attachment for 2015. This will be
one of six we will run with our participating production partners and Screen Australia,” said
ADG Executive Director Kingston Anderson. “This is a unique opportunity for a new
director to enter the TV drama directing world.”

Dimitrios Pouliotis announced as director’s attachment on Matt Saville’s A Month of Sundays to be shot in South Australia

Thursday 13 November 2014

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) and
Screen Australia today announced director Dimitrios Pouliotis as the final
attachment for 2014, as part of the Director’s Attachment Scheme, an
industry incentive program funded by Screen Australia and managed by the
ADG for emerging feature film directors to develop their craft. Dimitrios will
be attached to Matt Saville on his upcoming feature film, A Month of
Sundays, a Madman production which will begin production in Adelaide in
December.

Dimitrios Pouliotis said, “I'm absolutely thrilled and honoured to be attached
to Matt. This is a fantastic opportunity with an experienced director of great
sensibility and attention to detail to absorb and learn from."

Dimitrios has directed a number of short films including “A Moment of Grace”
and “Unfinished Thoughts” for which he was nominated for an ADG Best
Directors Award. He is currently developing his first feature through the
South Australian Film Corporation’s D-Lab.

Director’s Attachment announced as Matthew Saville’s A Month of Sundays

Wednesday 24 September 2014

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) and Screen Australia today announced that upcoming South Australian feature A Month of Sundays, directed by Matthew Saville, is the next project to take part in the Director’s Attachment Scheme.

The Director’s Attachment Scheme is an industry incentive for emerging feature film directors to develop their craft. Funded by Screen Australia and managed by the ADG, the scheme provides three director’s attachments annually. Participating films primarily shot in Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia are open to applicants from those states. Participating films shot in all other states and territories are open to applicants from anywhere in Australia.

“We are pleased to announce our second attachment for the year and our first attachment for South Australia,” said ADG Executive Director Kingston Anderson. “This is a unique opportunity for a new director from South Australia to learn from one of Australia’s leading directors.”

Screen Australia’s Head of Production Sally Caplan said, “This scheme offers career-defining placements with Australian directors of international acclaim, to whom we are enormously grateful for sharing their craft and helping develop the next generation of talented Australian directors. This latest attachment is a very exciting chance to work with Matt Saville and Madman Productions on A Month of Sundays, a witty and fresh feature film backed by Screen Australia.”

Director’s attachment on Neil Armfield’s Holding the Man announced

Friday 08 August 2014

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) and Screen Australia are
pleased to announce that emerging director Ariel Martin has been selected as the first
placement for 2014 under the Director’s Attachment Scheme. Funded by Screen Australia
and managed by the ADG, the scheme supports emerging feature film directors to develop
their craft. Ariel started his attachment this week to Neil Armfield (Candy) on his upcoming
feature film, Holding the Man, a Goalpost Pictures production which began production in
Melbourne.

Ariel Martin said, “I feel extremely fortunate to be given an opportunity to be attached to a
director like Neil. It’s his work with actors in developing performances that I’m particularly
thrilled to get access to and learn from.”

The first film for 2014 for the Director’s Attachment Scheme announced as Neil Armfield’s Holding the Man

Thursday 29 May 2014

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) and Screen Australia today announced the first film for 2014 for the Director’s Attachment Scheme, Neil Armfield’s upcoming feature Holding the Man. The Director’s Attachment Scheme is a new industry incentive for emerging feature film directors to develop their craft. Funded by Screen Australia and managed by the ADG, the scheme will provide three director’s attachments annually.

“We are starting off our attachments this year with one of our great theatre and film directors, Neil Armfield,” said ADG Executive Director, Kingston Anderson. “This is a unique opportunity for a new director to learn from one of the world’s best.”

2014 ADG Award Winners Announced

Kim Mordaunt, director of the charming film The Rocket, one of Australia’s most awarded films of the past year, has taken out the ADG Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film.

The Award for Best Direction in a Telemovie was won by Rowan Woods for The Broken Shore.

Rachel Perkins won the Award for Best Direction in a TV Drama Series for Redfern Now (Series 2, Episode 2, Starting Over).

The ADG Awards, announced at a Ceremony and Dinner in Sydney this evening, celebrate the outstanding work of Australian screen directors over the past year across 16 categories including film, television, multiplatform, music and advertising.

“The winners include some of the industry’s most experienced directors, such as Ray Lawrence, Rowan Woods, Geoffrey Nottage and Rachel Perkins, but also reflect the incredible new talent rising through the ranks who are working across the various screen platforms,” said ADG Executive Director Kingston Anderson.

Hoodlum to be Presented with the Inaugural Innovation Award at the 2014 ADG Awards

Wednesday 29 April 2014

Award-winning Australian multi-platform content specialists, Hoodlum, will be presented with the inaugural Innovation Award at the ADG Awards, to be held in Sydney this Friday, May 2.

The ADG award for Innovation was established in 2014, to acknowledge the achievements of individuals or organisations building opportunities for directors in and out of the mainstream, and that expand their creative work as storytellers in new and innovative ways.

Brisbane-based Hoodlum will be honoured by the Guild at the ADG Awards for the company’s multi-platform body of work spanning interactive experiences and original TV series.

Claudia Karvan, Marta Dusseldorp, Justine Clark and Denise Roberts will help celebrate the achievements of Australian screen directors at this year’s ADG Awards, to be announced in Sydney on May 2.

The four actresses will be joined by directors Tony Krawitz (The Tall Man, Dead Europe) and Cate Shortland (Lore, Somersault) and host, comedian Claire Hooper, as Award presenters.

The 15 Award winners – across film, television, advertising, cross platform and music video - and will be announced on Friday May 2 at an Awards Ceremony and Black Tie Dinner at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.

Also to be announced at the ADG Awards is the 2014 recipient of the Finders Award. The ADG, in partnership with the Directors Guild of America Finders series, selects one Australian feature film, which is yet to secure US distribution and is an entry in the 2014 ADG Awards, to screen in Los Angeles and New York to key industry figures, including distributors.

Tickets to both the Awards Ceremony and Dinner, or Ceremony only are available here.

Nominations in the 2014 Australian Directors Guild Awards Announced

Wednesday 9 April 2014

Nominees in the 2014 Australian Directors Guild Awards have been announced today. The Awards celebrate the outstanding work of Australian screen directors over the past year across 16 categories including film, television, multiplatform, music and advertising.

The Award winners will be announced on Friday May 2 at an Awards Ceremony and Black Tie Dinner at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.

The strong and diverse Australian presence in cinemas last year is reflected in the feature film category with Baz Luhrmann (The Great Gatsby), Kim Mordaunt (The Rocket), Ivan Sen (Mystery Road) and Jonathan Teplitzky (The Railway Man) receiving nominations. The fifth nominee is Zak Hilditch, whose film These Final Hours, will be in cinemas in July.

All six nominees in the Feature Documentary Category are women. They are Sophia Turkiewicz for Once my Mother, Rebecca Barry for I Am A Girl, Heather Kirkpatrick for Mary Meets Mohammad, Juliet Lamont for Miss Nikki and the Tiger Girls, Lynn-Maree Milburn for In Bob We Trust and Kaye Harrison for The Sunnyboy.

Nominees in the television categories reveal an equally strong year in Australian TV. Rachel Ward (An Accidental Soldier) and Rowan Woods (The Broken Shore). Daniel Nettheim has received two ADG nominations this year, for TV Comedy for his work on Mr and Mrs Murder and in the Children’s TV category for Dance Academy. Matthew Saville (Please Like Me) and Trent O’Donnell (The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting) are also nominated for TV Comedy. Other nominees for TV Children’s are Peter Carstairs and Craig James Irvin, both for Nowhere Boys.

The nominees in the TV Drama series category are Rachel Perkins and Adrian Russell-Wills, both for Redfern Now, Glendyn Ivin for Puberty Blues, Peter Duncan for Rake, Tori Garrett for The Time of our Lives and Kevin Carlin for Wentworth.

Directors of Home & Away have swept the TV Drama Serial category. Geoffrey Nottage nominated twice for his work on the series, and with David Gould and

with Howard Scott Hartford-Davis also nominated.

Also to be announced at the ADG Awards is the 2014 recipient of the Finders Award. The ADG, in partnership with the Directors Guild of America Finders series, selects one Australian feature film, which is yet to secure US distribution and is an entry in the 2014 ADG Awards, to screen in Los Angeles to key industry figures, including distributors.

2014 ADG AWARDS

Friday 2 May 2014, 5.00pm

"With the new location for the Awards at the Powerhouse Museum we will have a unique experience for those attending
the Awards ceremony and the dinner. 2013 saw the greatest attendance at the Awards since they were
established in 2007. This has set the standard and we hope to increase on these numbers again in 2014",
said ADG Executive Director Kingston Anderson. "The Powerhouse Museum's Coles Theatre gives us increased
capacity for the presentation ceremony, but the dinner will be limited to 210, so people
need to get their tickets now. This year you have the opportunity to get discounted tickets
if you snap up our early bird offer. No doubt the tickets will go fast."

For the first time we have an EARLYBIRD RATE.
Available until 11 April, so book early as seating is limited (applies to tickets for the ceremony and Dinner only).

Claire Hooper to host the annual Australian Directors Guild Awards on May 2

Friday 2 May 2014, 5:00pm

In what promises to be a night of both celebration and hilarity, comedian and television personality Claire Hooper will host the annual Australian Directors Guild (ADG) Awards on Friday May 2 at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.

Claire will host the ADG Awards ceremony at the Powerhouse’s Cole Theatre with a sit down dinner to follow in the Museum’s atmospheric Turbine Hall.

More than 300 guests are expected to attend the Awards, including many of Australia’s best directors of film, television and commercials.

Nominees in the 16 Award categories are to be announced in mid April with judging by panels of industry peers currently underway.

Tickets are now on sale for the Awards. Earlybird tickets are available until April 11. Earlybird tickets for Awards Ceremony and Dinner are $120 for ADG Members and $135 for non-ADG Members. After April 11, tickets for Awards Ceremony and Dinner are $135 for ADG Members and $155 for non-ADG Members. Ceremony-only tickets are available or $35.

Alex Proyas joins Kimble Rendall 'In Conversation' at ADG Conference

11 October 2013

In what is set to be one of the most compelling sessions of the upcoming Australian Directors Guild (ADG) conference, it was confirmed today that internationally acclaimed Australian director Alex Proyas will join Kimble Rendall "In Conversation".

Second attachment named for Director's Attachment Scheme

10 July 2013

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) and Screen Australia today announced that director Stephen McCallum will be the second recipient of the Director's Attachment Scheme, an industry incentive program funded by Screen Australia and managed by the ADG to help emerging feature film directors develop their craft. Stephen will be attached to Tony Ayres on his next feature film Cut Snake, which begins filming in Victoria later this year.

Stephen began his filmmaking career in Western Australia as a music video director, where he was twice awarded the WAMi and WA Screen Award for best clip. He graduated from AFTRS in 2011 with a Graduate Diploma in Directing, winning the FOXTEL Scholarship for Exceptional New Talent and the AFTRS European Union Travelling Scholarship. Since graduating Stephen has directed several commercials including the marriage equality advert It's Time for GetUp, which was voted AdNews' viral of the year and has had over 8,000,000 hits on YouTube. He has directed several short films that have screened around the world, including the brutal colonial thriller Inferno, which won the Gold Plaque for Best Student Cinematography at this year's national Australian Cinematographers Society awards. Stephen has garnered a reputation for creating dynamic stories with a distinctive voice and strong artistic vision. He has multiple long form projects in development.

First attachment named for Directors Attachment Scheme

20 June 2013

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) and Screen Australia today announced that West Australian director Grant Sputore will be the first attachment under the newly created Director’s Attachment Scheme, a new industry incentive for emerging feature film directors to develop their craft. Funded by Screen Australia and managed by the ADG, the scheme will provide three director’s attachments annually on feature films.

Grant is the director of a number of award wining commercials, music videos and short films. Born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, Grant studied at Curtin University before co-founding The Penguin Empire immediately after his graduation in 2006. In the intervening years The Penguin Empire has grown to become Western Australia’s leading television commercial production company. Grant’s commercial directing career to date has been short but highly awarded. His work has been a finalist at AWARD (Australia’s most prestigious advertising award show), repeatedly selected as best of the year and a
Cannes contender in Campaign Brief and won multiple awards at various Australian advertising award shows. He’s previously been selected as one of the top 25 filmmaking talents to watch as part of the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards and his critically acclaimed short film Legacy has screened at film festivals around the world.

Winners of the Australian Directors Guild Awards announced

06 May 2013

Women directors have taken out several top honours at the 2013 Australian Directors Guild Awards with Cate Shortland winning Best Direction in a Feature Film for LORE, Rachel Perkins winning for Best Direction in a TV Drama Series for REDFERN NOW (Pretty Boy Blue) and Jessica Hobbs winning for Best Direction in a TV Mini Series for DEVIL’S DUST (Parts 1 & 2).

Jessica Redenbach took out the Award for Best Direction in a Short Film for TENDER, Jennifer Peedom for Best Direction in a Documentary Series for LIFE AT 7, Grace McKenzie for Best Direction in a Documentary Feature for AUDREY OF THE ALPS and Madeleine Parry for Best Direction in a Documentary (Stand Alone) for MEATWORK.

Other winners are:
* Glendyn Ivin — Best Direction in a Telemovie – for BEACONSFIELD
* Daniel Nettheim Esben Storm Award — Best Direction in a Children’s TV Program – for DANCE ACADEMY Series 2, Ep 25 “The Second”
* Nash Edgerton — Best Direction in a Music Video – for DUQUESNE WHISTLE
* Adrian Goodman — Best Direction in a Student Film – for WAKEY WAKEY
* David Gould — Best Direction in a TV Drama Serial – for HOME AND AWAY EP 5438
* Dario Russo — Best Direction in a TV Comedy – for DANGER 5
* David Barker — Best Direction in a Cross Platform Project – for BAD REALITY
* Tim Bullock — for Best Direction in a TV Commercial – for FLATTIES
* Christiaan Van Vuuren and Connor Van Vuuren — Best Direction in an Original Online Project – for BONDI HIPSTERS

A special award, acknowledging the career achievement of a First Assistant Director, was also presented to industry favourite Jamie Leslie.

The ADG Awards were hosted by Adam Zwar, other screen luminaries who attended included Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown, Susie Porter and Denise Roberts who were among the presenters at the 2013 ADG Awards, hosted the Awards.

The annual ADG Awards celebrate the outstanding work of Australian screen directors over the past year across 17 categories including film, television, multiplatform, music and advertising.

The nation’s top screen directors gather for ADG awards – Friday May 3

29 April 2013

The cream of Australian directing talent will attend the 2013 Australian Directors’ Guild Awards, to be presented in Sydney this Friday May 3.
The Awards Ceremony will be held at Hoyts Cinema, The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, with a sit-down dinner to follow at nearby Trackdown Studios.

Second film announced for Director's Attachment Scheme: Cut Snake directed by Tony Ayres

22 April 2013

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) and Screen Australia today announced the second film for the Director’s Attachment Scheme, a new industry incentive for emerging feature film directors to develop their craft. Funded by Screen Australia and managed by the ADG, the scheme will provide three director’s attachments annually. The second attachment for 2013 will be with director Tony Ayres on Matchbox Pictures’ upcoming feature film Cut Snake, to be filmed in Victoria.

New Director's Attachment Scheme launched with Kriv Stenders' Kill Me Three Times

21 March 2013

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) and Screen Australia today launched the Director's Attachment Scheme, a new industry incentive for emerging feature film directors to develop their craft. Funded by Screen Australia and managed by the ADG, the scheme will provide three director's attachments annually, beginning with director Kriv Stenders' new film Kill Me Three Times to be filmed in Western Australia.

Screen Industry Unified In Call For Media Regulation Quid Pro Quo

11 March 2013

The Australian screen production industry has united to support comments made today by Independent MP, the Hon Rob Oakeshott, calling for effective local content measures in the Government's response to the convergence review.

The ADG condemns the inclusion of a non-director in the best director of a television show category at the AACTA awards

05 December 2012

The 2nd AACTA Awards have announced that a Executive Producer from a reality style show will be in competition with three drama directors at next years AACTA Awards. The category "Best Direction in Television" pits three drama directors against an Executive Producer from a non-drama show. The ADG strongly condemns this disrespect of the drama director's profession.

Australian Directors shocked by the lack of support from the Federal Government for Australian content

03 December 2012

The Federal Government has given the Australian free-to-air (FTA) networks another free ride with a cut in their license fee by hundreds of millions of dollars while providing no real new content for Australia's new digital network.

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Chris Taylor announced as host of 2015 ADG Awards

Thursday 19 March 2015

The Australian Directors Guild is thrilled to reveal that this year’s ADG Awards will be hosted by Chris Taylor, best known as a member of The Chaser team. The ADG Awards take place in
Melbourne on Friday 8 May at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, and celebrate the achievements of
Australian Screen Directors and the best in Screen Direction in 2014.

2015 ADG Awards - Tickets Now on Sale!

Monday 09 March 2015

The 2015 ADG AWARDS are coming to Melbourne!
They will be presented at the Sofitel Melbourne On Collins on Friday 8th May.
Join us to celebrate the achievements of Australian Screen Directors and the best
in Screen Direction for 2013/ 2014.

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Featured Director

Jonathan Teplitzky is a director and writer, best known for Burning Man,
Better Than Sex and Gettin' Square.
Jonathan has most recently directed The Railway Man, starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman. Cinema release date is set for 26 December.

Bob Connolly is an Award Winning documentary Filmmaker. His most recent Documentary Feature Mrs Carey's Concert is one of
the most successful Australian theatrical documentaries of all time; it won Connolly his 5th AACTA (AFI) Award for Best Feature Documentary.

Jessica Hobbs is one of Australia’s top television drama directors. Her recent credits include the AACTA-nominated,
ADG Award winning, mini-series DEVIL’S DUST and the award-winning TV series THE SLAP. Her ground-breaking
work on LOVE MY WAY in 2004 led to the outstanding and hugely popular TV series SPIRITED and TANGLE, followed by RAKE and MY PLACE.

Wayne's most recent feature film The Sapphires was the highest grossing box office film in Australia in 2012. It was also selected to screen at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. He is also a director of television and his most recent work was the acclaimed Redfern Now.